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Aubrey De Roest of Powell Butte serving as 2026 Crooked River Roundup Queen
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (296+ words) Published 5: 00 am Friday, June 19, 2026 The 2026 Crooked River Roundup Queen is a Crook County native who has spent most of her life on a horse and participating in the Western lifestyle. In high school, she rode with the Ridgeview Oregon High…...
Auditions planned for Romeo and Juliet performance in Prineville
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (123+ words) Central Oregonian Auditions planned for Romeo and Juliet performance in Prineville Published 9: 20 am Monday, June 15, 2026 The Crooked River Shakespeare Company is holding community auditions for Romeo and Juliet, a theatrical performance scheduled to take place in Prineville later this summer....
Only one presidential candidate should be called 'evil,"
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (399+ words) Only one presidential candidate should be called "evil," Central Oregonian Only one presidential candidate should be called "evil," Published 5: 00 am Tuesday, May 19, 2026 "Lesser of two evils" writer feels cheated In the May 5 edition of the Central Oregonian, Prineville resident Robert…...
Special program featuring author Jane Kirkpatrick planned at Prineville museum
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (153+ words) Published 8: 06 am Monday, May 18, 2026 By Adapted from news release The Bowman Museum is welcoming acclaimed Oregon author Jane Kirkpatrick for a special evening program, "Celebrating Stories: Yours and Mine," on Tuesday, June 2, at 6 p. m. The program will take place at the…...
Local law enforcement agencies hold Peace Officer Memorial Day ceremony
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (231+ words) Central Oregonian Local law enforcement agencies hold Peace Officer Memorial Day ceremony Published 7: 37 am Friday, May 15, 2026 Law enforcement staff and leaders from Crook County Sheriff's Office and Prineville Police Department gathered Friday morning, May 15, in front of the Crook County…...
Vote early, just in case mail is slow, Letters to the editor, May 12
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (734+ words) Published 5: 00 am Tuesday, May 12, 2026 The fat lady is singing, and Congress is plugging its ears Most of us, if we've been around a while, have heard the colloquialism: "It ain't over until the fat lady sings." It's typically expressed in…...
CROOK COUNTY PARKS: Spring practices underway, pool to open next month
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) Published 5: 00 am Friday, May 8, 2026 By Steve Waring/for the Central Oregonian Spring is in full swing with the baseball and softball fields and spring soccer practices well underway. Please drive with caution when visiting parks that have athletic fields. There…...
MCLANE: Desert reminders of new life
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (212+ words) Published 5: 00 am Friday, April 24, 2026 By Holly Mc Lane/for the Central Oregonian Another wall of rain makes its way across the valley as I listen for the peaceful sound of drops on the skylight. The golfers and the tourists may…...
BACK IN TIME - 1926: Neighbors and friends rebuild burnt-down house in a week
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (326+ words) Published 11: 00 am Wednesday, April 8, 2026 The fire, which caught from the flue to the kitchen stove, had barely started when noticed by Mr. Dishman who, with his son and daughter-in-law, was just sitting down to the evening meal, but owing to…...
Cascade East Transit should take cash, Letters to the editor, April 7
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (613+ words) Published 5: 00 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 A cruel show has come to Crook County One of the elephants is Viola. In April 2024, the elderly elephant escaped from her handlers in Butte, Montana, and made her way through traffic before being recaptured " with…...